Why Did I Serve?
by Guywithgunz
Copyright© 2022 by Guywithgunz
Poem Story: A soldier's angst on completing sevice in today's Army
Tags: True Story Workplace
At Seven, I had decided what I wanted to be;
An Officer and a Gentleman in the Army.
I would serve India to the end,
All its boundaries I would defend.
When at Seventeen and just out of school;
In spite of everyone calling me a fool,
Went to the place where they made men out of boys
Lived a tough life sacrificed a few joys.
In those days, I would see my civilian friends,
Living a life with the fashion trends;
Enjoying their so-called College Days
While at NDA I sweated and bled in the sun and haze.
But I never thought twice about what where or why
All I knew was when the time came, I’d be ready to do or die.
At 21 and with my commission in hand,
Under the glory of the parade and the band,
I took the oath to protect you over land, air or sea,
And make the supreme sacrifice when the need came to be.
I stood there with a sense of recognition,
But on that day I never had the premonition,
that when the time came to give me my due,
You’d just say, What is so great that you do?
Long back you promised a well-to-do life;
And when I’m away, take care of my wife n child.
You came and saw the life I live through,
And I saw you make a note or two,
I hoped you would realise the worth of me;
But now I know you’ll never be able to see,
Because you only see the glamorous life of mine,
But not my wounded body with shot nerves and a glass eye.
Did you read how some of our eminent citizens,
Write about me and ridicule my very existence?
I ask you to please come and see what I do,
Come and have a look at what I go through
Live my life just for a day
Before you decide what will be my pay.
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